| Title: | Hugh Taylor, New York to Alexander Taylor, Belfast. |
|---|---|
| ID | 1490 |
| Collection | Irish Emigration Database |
| File | Hugh, Taylor/72 |
| Year | 1898 |
| Sender | Taylor, Hugh |
| Sender Gender | male |
| Sender Occupation | office clerk |
| Sender Religion | unknown |
| Origin | NYC, USA |
| Destination | Belfast, N.Ireland |
| Recipient | Taylor, Alexander |
| Recipient Gender | male |
| Relationship | brothers |
| Source | T 2296/3: Copied by Permission of Mrs M. Cotton Taylor, Staghall, Whitewell Road, Newtownabbey. |
| Archive | The Public Record Office, Northern Ireland. |
| Doc. No. | 8903129 |
| Date | 04/12/1898 |
| Partial Date | |
| Doc. Type | EMG |
| Log | Document added by JM 21:10:1993. |
| Word Count | 375 |
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| Transcript | Alexander Taylor Esq Sunnybank Strandtown Belfast Brooklyn N.Y. [New York?] Sunday 4th Dec 1898 My Dear Alex, I feel that I must write you again before Christmas I hope you got my last serihle [serial?] I do not know if you heard from any of the boys as I have not seen them for sometime Will I have not seen since September nor Jim either George I seen about 3 weeks ago he was well and so far as I know his family were well, we have had a heavy snow storm here It brought me an attack of the Gripe. Marie had also a bad attack. Ruth slight but we are all better now. So far we are settled comfortably on Brooklyn heights 1346 St Marks Avenue we have 5 rooms Bath hot & cold water & gas, the house is one of a neat terrace red brick, new, only being occupied once before, the Landlord prepared & painted it inside before we went in. I don't leave the house till 8 Oc [o'clock?] in the morning and return at 6 Oc [o'clock?] p.m Our principle [principal?] business is Cooperage. L.M. Palmer being the pesdt [president?] of the Brooklyn Cooperage Co. He also deals extensively in sugar and Coal being connected with the Sugar trust & Le[?]igh Coal Co. My position is nothing to brag of but it is a stepping stone to something better. We spent thanksgiving quietly having Dr Graf as guest and done away with a 7 1/2 lb Turkey. George told me he would write to you but I do not know if he did. I wrote Mary a few weeks ago. She may have another letter before Xmas How is Harry? I hope to hear good news of him in your next. Heavy War Clouds are still floating around Spain does not seem to have enough. I saw H C Kelly on Broadway when he was in New York but I was on a car so did not get a chance to speak to him How is Adela & the Children? I hope Mother is keeping well. How is business with you? I hope good I will now close Hoping this will find you well and with love to all Marie & Ruth joining me I am your attached Bro [Brother?] Hugh Taylor |
